Patriot Polling is an opinion polling and data analytics company founded by Lucca Ruggieri and headquartered in

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History

The company first publicly released its polls in 2022. After being recognized by

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and

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, the company quickly garnered attention due to its founder's youth, as Ruggieri was still a high school student at the time of its establishment. Patriot Polling has been criticized for its methodology and for an apparent bias towards the Republican Party. The company achieved a significant milestone in 2024 when it accurately predicted the outcome of the 2024 U.S. presidential election. Despite this success, its earlier track record was inconsistent, as many of its polls during the

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were criticized for inaccuracies, leading to questions about its reliability. Patriot Polling made international headlines in January 2025 with a controversial survey conducted in

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. The poll claimed that a majority of Greenlanders supported joining the United States, sparking widespread debate. The findings were amplified by several

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-affiliated political figures and Russian state media, drawing attention to the geopolitical implications of the poll. The survey faced backlash from Greenlandic authorities and international experts, including some who questioned its sampling methods and validity, further fueling controversy. Former Danish Prime Minister

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claimed that it contributed to "the most serious foreign policy crisis." Professor Scott Lucas from

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, claimed that the company's methods "looks like classical

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ing".

References

External links

* {{official website, https://patriotpolling.com/ Companies based in Philadelphia Polling companies 2024 United States presidential election